Bryan Quits Wilson Cabinet Over Note to Germany
Washington June 10 Secretary of State Bryan resigns after cabinet crisis over the German note. Acting secretary Robert Lansing to sign the note. Bryan cites irreconcilable differences on submarine policy and war prevention. Wilson accepts resignation and praises Bryan. Lansing expected to become permanent secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Wilson
Germany
Robert Lansing
Washington
Lansing
Lansin
State Department
Garrison
United States
Tate
Mr. Bryan
Woodrow Wilson
John Lansing
Watertown
N. Y
Bering Sea
Great Britain
Autograph Letters Bring High Prices at Sale
A George D. Smith purchase of a 1679 John Evelyn letter to Samuel Pepys fetched 127.50 with a ten line Pepys endorsement. Pepys signed three pages on April 18, 1663 with Carteret Manners Batten Coventry. General Grant’s 1864 letter to his father detailing Sherman and Union forces sold for 77.50. Mobart manuscript bars sold for 52.50 to W. R. Benjamin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Smith
John Evelyn
Diarist
Samuel Pepys
Pepys
Anderson Nation
Portugal
George Carteret
John Manners
William Batten
W. Coventry
Grant
Sherman
Mobart
W. R. Benjamin
Hog Cholera Costs Farmers Immense Sum
A historical note explains hog cholera as a universal swine disease devastating U S farmers by attacking lungs kidneys liver and especially intestines Highly infectious it spreads via dogs boots clothes water and contaminated props It is most acute in fall and winter and incubation ranges from a few days to three weeks Prevention centers on sanitation disinfectants clean quarters and plenty of whitewash lime carbolic acid and limewash use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Illinois
Farm Progress
Corn-Belt
Hogs and Skin Diseases Mange in Hogs Described
By M. H. Reynolds Minnesota Experiment Station explains two hog skin diseases known as mange. Pitch mange is an eczema linked to poor health and dirty pens, while true mange stems from a parasite causing severe itching. Treat pitch mange with cleanliness and better feed. true mange is harder to treat due to the parasite’s burrowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Reynolds
Minnesota
Time and Patience in Milking Cows
The text emphasizes slow steady milking to avoid harming tender teats. Gentle handling yields better milk, as well-disposed cows resist rough treatment. Constant irritation reduces milk quantity, while a good cow is naturally impatient for proper milking.
Milker Cleanliness Affects Milk Quality
Advice stresses milker hygiene to prevent disease transmission into milk. Emphasizes clean hands during milking and warns that wet dirty water can contaminate the milk, introducing germs into the pail.
Good Chicken Range for Farm Clernliness
A concise note highlights the importance of a good chicken range on the farm for cleanliness and orderly poultry management. It emphasizes proper space, shelter, and hygiene to maintain healthy flocks.
Wean Little Pigs at Correct Time
Should pigs be weaned at six to eight weeks or remain with sows until weaning? Sows with two litters yearly are advised to wean spring litters at six to eight weeks. Early weaning requires pigs to learn grain feeding weeks before weaning, with a suggested mix of corn middlings tankage oats and oil meal and skim milk if available.
Succession Planting Sweet Corn and Pure Water for Dairy
A writer advises a three variety schedule early to late for continuous sweet corn, with staggered plantings through July and October harvests, noting occasional overlaps and canning surplus. Separate note warns against using contaminated water in dairies, urging boiling as precaution and calling misuse a criminal offense.
Happenings at aan Springfield
State brief: nine year old John Ghrra of Virden died from burns after climbing a tree and touching a high tension wire. Other items note Miss Mabel Miller drowned in the Mississippi near Galena, Rev. H. A. Denton awarded a doctorate, Alvin post office burglary, Illinois Wesleyan endowment drive, Dixon police chief elected, Irma Hunt top Greene county speller, Irving post office robbery, Tony Blugis linked to Patmont case, Alton Hummer wreck near Willow Springs, hail damage near Jacksonville, Chicago Bar elections, Peoria rainstorm damage, birth of Arthur Ruehle rescue in fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
John Ghrra
Virden
Burns
Galena
Mabel Miller
Galesburg
H. A. Denton
The
Christian Church
Eugene Divinity School
Eugene
Ore
Danville
Alvin
Roseville Junction
Bloomington
Illinois Wesleyan University
Martha Buck
Decatur
Dixon
A. T. Toutillott
Sixth Regiment
VanBibber
Jerseyville
Irma Hunt
Roadhouse
Greene County
Hillsboro
Irving
Tony Blugis
Louis R. Patmont
Westville
Here
Columbia
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Little Vermilion
Chicago
Alton
Joy Prairie
Charles S. Cutting
Probate Court
Chicago Bar Association
Joseph W. Moses
Albert G. Welch
Howard W. Hayes
John M. Cameron
Carlos P. Sawyer
George T. Buckingham
Alexander F. Reichmann
Roger Sherman
Marcus L. Bell
James Rosenthal
Daniel J. Schuyler
Peoria
Rufus A. Heller
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago & Burlington
Gibson City
Thomas Scott
Henry T. Rainey
Carrollton
Greenview
Arthur Ruehle
Max Zobl
Zap
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. J. Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
John Gannos
Santa Fe Ave
Toluca
A, M
Barnes
Barnes & Magoon
Attorneys-At-Law
LACON
Ill
A. E. Peterson
Office In Telephone Exchange
Santa Fe Avenue
Dr. Franz Ports
Pease
Main Street
Streator
Blue Front
Cate Eater
Ilin
John Swartz
East Main Street
Louis Mariotti
Star Union
South Main St
Toluca, Ill
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